Marine Parks' first anniversary

1 October 2015 marks one year since South Australia's network of marine parks became fully operational.

More than ten years in the making, the parks were designed through the most comprehensive community consultation ever undertaken in South Australia, backed by the best available science.

Highlights

Over the last 12 months, DEWNR has focused on learning more about the marine environment, helping the community enjoy marine parks safely and responsibly and encouraging kids and families to get involved with marine activities.

What's next...?

publishing marine park ‘baseline’ reports for the 19 marine parks which detail socio-economic and ecological condition data against which we can measure change over time

delivering on the Government’s recreational fishing election commitments by completing the second round of recreational fishing grants, opening reservoirs for fishing access and working with PIRSA on the artificial reef and habitat enhancement trial

continuing to encourage the community to do the right thing in our marine parks by increasing ‘on-water’ presence, improving intelligence reporting and successfully prosecuting repeat offenders

conducting an ‘Immerse yourself in a marine park’ holiday programme over summer in partnership with non-government organisations and commercial tourism operators, to encourage more people to visit our iconic marine parks.